Charlestown, New Hampshire

Charlestown, New Hampshire
Charlestown, New Hampshire
	Main Street in 1910
	Seal
	Location in Sullivan County and the state of New Hampshire
	Coordinates: 43°14′04″N 72°25′28″W / 43.23444°N 72.42444°W
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Sullivan
Incorporated	1783
Villages	Charlestown; Hemlock Center; North Charlestown; Snumshire; South Charlestown; South Hemlock;
Government
• Selectboard	Jeremy Wood, Chair; Nancy Houghton; Trish Beaudry; Shelly Blouin-Andrus; William Rescsanski;
Area
• Total	38.0 sq mi (98.5 km2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) 5.98%
Elevation	384 ft (117 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,806
• Density	134/sq mi (51.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	03603
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-11380
GNIS feature ID	0873562
Website	www.charlestown-nh.gov

Charlestown is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,806 at the 2020 census,^[2] down from 5,114 at the 2010 census. The town is home to Hubbard State Forest and the headquarters of the Student Conservation Association.

The primary village in town, where 1,078 people resided at the 2020 census,^[3] is defined as the Charlestown census-designated place (CDP) and is located along New Hampshire Route 12. The town also includes the villages of North Charlestown, South Charlestown and Hemlock Center.^[4]